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> From: Lisa Croucher <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 5:33 AM > Subject: Project ReShare and Stanford Libraries Launch Controlled Digital > Lending Implementers Group > To: <[email protected]> > > > Project ReShare and Stanford Libraries Launch Controlled Digital Lending > Implementers Group > > July 2, 2020 > > Project ReShare and Stanford Libraries of Stanford University announce the > launch of the Controlled Digital Lending Implementers (CDLI) group to explore > and coordinate broad and thoughtful implementation of controlled digital > lending (CDL). > > The digital equivalent of traditional library lending, CDL enables libraries > to digitize a physical item from their collection and lend out a secured > digital version to one user at a time, while the print copy is simultaneously > marked as unavailable. When connected with the various workflows, decisions, > policies, and mechanisms similar to those used in traditional inter-library > loan, CDL offers an effective means of safely and securely circulating > library materials to users—especially those for whom physical access presents > a hardship—while also protecting the rights of the publishing community. > > "With the COVID-19 pandemic and loss of access to our physical collections, > controlled digital lending has suddenly become a top priority, not just for > our library, but for so many institutions,” notes Tom Cramer, Associate > University Librarian and Director for Digital Library Systems & Services at > Stanford University. “CDLI will enable those implementing CDL to exchange > ideas, approaches, and know-how, creating a community of practice that will > benefit libraries as a whole." > > CDLI will provide a forum for implementers to coordinate efforts, develop > best practices, and establish a CDL community, meeting the distinct needs of > individual institutions while taking into account the larger technology and > services ecosystem. Initial collaborators include libraries, consortia, > software developers, and resource sharing leaders who envision the wide > acceptance of CDL as an approach to library access services in support of > institutional missions. > > Currently, there is a lack of technical infrastructure to support the > implementation of CDL. In response to this gap, Project ReShare has committed > to include CDL in its development roadmap. Established in 2018 by libraries, > consortia, software developers, and open source advocates, the ReShare > community is designing an open source, highly-scalable platform that supports > workflows for discovery, fulfillment, and delivery of library materials. CDL > functionality will expand the impact of ReShare on the library community. > > “A widely adoptable and sustainable technical infrastructure for CDL does not > exist in today’s marketplace, and there is a great demand due to the impact > of COVID-19,” says Jill Morris, Project ReShare’s Steering Committee Chair > and Executive Director of the PALCI academic library consortium. “ReShare’s > CDL development initiative represents the type of innovative model Project > ReShare is designed to support, with tools and infrastructure that are freely > available and driven by the needs of our community. Through ReShare’s > participation in CDLI, we aim to coordinate our efforts in the broader > library community to ensure that our libraries’ physical collections are > accessible and usable by scholars and the general public.” > > The 1.0 release of ReShare is scheduled for July 2020. Soon after, ReShare > development partners Index Data and Knowledge Integration will begin > integrating CDL into ReShare. > > CDLI welcomes institutional and individual participants from any library, > consortium, technology or industry partner. Reach out to > [email protected] for more information or if your institution > is interested in joining CDLI. > > -- > Lisa Croucher > Executive Director > http://www.TRLN.org > [email protected] > Duke : NCCU : NCSU : UNC
